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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-03-17
tIag Elaa s. sssdiHs

And how few persons who can devote
but an hour or half an hour day to read
ing and study take due thought as to how
they can make the most of their little leis-
ure. They read in desultOry way what
ever comes to hand, and think thati if they
had more time for books they would soon
become much better informed. But the
half hour a day, if used in the wisest man
ner, would make vast difference in ones
mental growth as the months and years
glide by.
An incident occurs TO me that well il.
lutrates this. a pretty maiden hair fern
growing in a flower pot was given to
young girl hopelessiy i'll with spinal dis
ease. 1t proved a thing of beauty and OF
inexhaustible interest, as the delicate,
graceful frondS came up one by one and
slowly uncurled. There was little pot
beside the fern and under its spreading
fronds in which grew an aloe. By and by
the sick girl noticed in the little pot some
tiny ferns scarce an inch high quite I'M
like the maiden hair Whence came theyi
Her interest was aroused. She was no
botanist, but she wanted to learn some
thing about ferns. She could use her eyes
for reading but five minutes at
time and not more than twice day. A
book on ferns came to her, and another
and another Friends, knowing her in
and green from the woods or sent her
pressed specimens of rare varieties gath
cred in distant lands. Sometimes visitor
would read to her from one of her precious
books, but only for four or five minutes.
81 cannot remember more at a time, she
would say, 'and you have read enough
for me to think about for q long time"
It is now some years since the maiden
hair fern was given to her, and she has be-
come an authority as to the species and
culture of ferns and is an enthusiast in
regard to them. 1t is true that she has
become edcuated in one direction only,
and is not particularly well informed in
other respects. But is it not a great gain
that she should talk about her ferns and
their wonderful method of reproduction,
awakening her listeners interest and
teaching them many things worth remem-
bering rather than to dwell chiefly on her
pains and pIivations? 1t is many years
since she was able to step out of doors,
but when you are with her you do not
think of her as an invalid so interested
and interesting is she.-Boston Tran
script.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-03-17

The American baggage car and the
system of checks are not generally used
in England Every passenger must neeGs
look after his own baggage. The small
stuff is placed in the car with the passen.
ger, and trunks (Which are in England
called boxes are stored in compartment
in passenger cars. To be sure porters
abound in English railway stations, and
every person with any considerable bag
gage puts it in their charge. So far as
could see, they were very intelligent,
faithful and prompt. 1t is customary,
however, to pay them for such service.
Arrangements may be made by which
express companies will deliver your bag
gage at hotels or private houses, but we
saw none, Indeed, the express business
as it exists in America is not widely if at
all known in Great Britain; the roads dc
the express business for themselves.
Whether this is an advantage we have nc
means of knowing. H. w. Beecher in
New York World
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Police Court.
BEFORE POLICE JUSTICE DAYTON.
WEDNESDAY, March 10th.

WEDNESDAY, March 10th.
Kanakaole, Kimokolo, Milmili, Akaa,
Pokini, Thomas Adland and John Ry-
land had each to pay So for drunken
ness.
John Foster, for the same offense,
was remanded to the 18th.
Manuel Brito, for having opium in
possession, was fined $1,000 and SEN
fenced to imprisonment at hard labor
for two years.
All See, for larceny of chickens, was
remanded to the 18th.
Kaui was fined 800 or in default four
months Imprisonment, for selling ava
without license.
Chan Guen, for escaping from the
prison gang, was fined So and sentenced
to three months imprisonment.
CIVIL CASES.
John Emmeluth VS.. Tai Hung & Co.,
assumpsit on promissory note for SIS.
Judgment for plaintiff for the amount
claimed with costs, $12 SO.
Sam NJ Keliiwahanuku, assumpsit on
a promissory note for 800. Judgment
for plaintiff for the full amount claimed
with interest and costs, $38 30.
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An Escaped Prlsoner.

In November last Chinaman named
Chan Guen escaped from the prison
gang IN Nuuanu Valley. 1t appears he
went to Hawaii then to Kauai ,and finally
landed at Koolau, on the other side of
this island. 1t was known there bv
several persons that he was an escaped
prisoner, but as no reward was offered
they did not trouble themselves about
MN. The other day he was arrested
tor larceny and brought over to the
Station House, when he was at once
recognized as Chan Guen, the. escaped
prisoner. He has got three months i'm
prlsonment at hard labor for running
away
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Paradise for sportsmen.

Alsace-Lorraine must be a true paradise
for sportsmen. Last year there were shot
in the forests of the ReichsIande 50
wolves, 1,199 wild bears, 152 wild cats
and 1850 foxes, with of course an album
dance Of ordinary game. Lorraine has
long been endeavoring to rid herself of
predatory animals, but so far to little
purpose, for French huntsmen are not so
jealous in discriminating the wolf as they
might be.-New York Sun.
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A Petrif1ea Corpse.

Greenlawn cemetery in indianapolis has
a vault in which are several collins forty
years old. In examining one of these the
sexton came to the body of a woman who
died in 1916. The body was petrified and
after forty years the eye of the corpse was
blue. Old residents remember her as a
comeiy French girl.-Chicago Herald.
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Supreme Court.
BEFORE MIR. JUSTICE PRESTON.
WEDNESDAY. March 18th

WEDNESDAY, March 10Th.
In admiralty, T. H. Patterson VS.. bark
Kalakaua, claim for wages. The plant
iff was First Officer of the bark. Whit
ing and Creighton for libellant, F. M.
Hatch for the owners. His Excellency
A. Rosa for the Master, and w. A. Kin
ney for the crew who have claims.
Partly heard, and continued to the 18th.
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Wei PRESERVED TOBACCO.

Twenty-six years ago the steamer
Pacific burned and sunk in the Ohio river
at Uniontown, Ky. The other day
bogshead was aug up from the wreck,
and, being opened, the tobacco within
was found to be ass bright and good APP
parently as when it was packed. Chicago
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TO-nIght,s Performance.

The Honolulu Amateur Minstrel Com
pany will be greeted with crowded
house this evening. Nearly all the
tickets were sold last evening. Judging
from the programme, which is given be-
low, there is rare treat in store for
those who attend. The curtain rises at
o'clock. Following is the programme
Interlocutor, H. w. Morse
Bones, H. Won Holt and w. H. Hogs
. Tambourines, w. G.. Armstrong and E.
F. Bishop.
Overture ......"M Merry War;
"Huckleberry Picnic" ~ H. Won Holt
The Virginia Rosebud" C. Denaveaux
Every Day'll be Sunday" f. F. Bishop
Cricket on the Hearth J. NJ. Dowsett
"McCarthy's Fancy Ball" w. H. Hoogs
1.-The Deep Blue Sea- - H. W. Morse
"Mary's Gone with Coon"
............W G. Armstrong
"My Pretty Red Rose" J. NJ. Bright
Hawaiian Chorus.
Finale. ............,."T 1.-The Regular Army"
PART II.
Sketch ............., !" Chain Lightning
Boxing.
Banjo Solo commenced J. Appleby
To conclude with the laughable local
sketch, in two acts,
'Chun Hook"
Act ............. The Reign of Terror
ACT The Pursuit and Capture.
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HOnOlnlu Almanac and DIrectory.

The Honolulu Almanac and Directory
for 1887 is now for sale at J. H. Soper's
news depot and at this office. Price so
cents. 1t contains complete statistical
and general information relating to these
Islands.
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$50 The FTASON.

Donaer bright oe with white strip in face and left hind foot white
about lie first
for alion al California State Fair.
by celebrated trotng stallion Elmo; dam
Morrill, first dam by Tar
Black Doncter third
lam American Eclipse
has record o. = mile track.
Island Black Hawk he by An
by Sir Richards he by
SirRic thoroughbred horse
H. Scale, Mayfeld santa Claa Co.. CAL or
he Oeman
and Other noted horses
won IN
June3 fh
buEnOsrespo"siDniS1f' accidents
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-08
Imported Anarchy.


Paul Grottkau the leader of the Mil
waukee Anarchists has been convicted
by a jury of rioting. Paul committed
the great error of coming to the uItesi
States To subvert a Government that he
was not acquainted with. Our conStItu-
tiOn and laws are not printed IN Bpht-
mian. and he. not understanding a word
of English, had no way of knowing
that ne was tugging at "A corner of some
thing equivalent ~ am Egyptian pXr-
amid. The result was that in less Il year
after landing he found himself, after
sundry waves of the red flag AMI a row.
i'm prison. where he Is likely To- remain
for some months.
The average American citizen has
strong prejudice against the man who.
having absorbed mind and body full ot
anarchy under despotic European gov
ernment. comes here To- practically carry
out his ideas. The feeling that no ON"
has "A right To inaugurate revolution m
the United States who has not declared
his intention of becoming a citizen and
and taken out his first naturalization pa
pers. This may be taking narrow
minded view of things-but - II II.
Grottkau Is suffering in the common -
timatiOn from this prejudice. Ii the
Government l. To- be overturned. We pre-
| fer to have il done 10y some one who
| knows what IL Is.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-08
The Biue-Law AnaciironiSm.

The strict application of the Sunday
laws and of the law that divorces beer
ami music in this city. promises to cause
an agitation that will lead to Il less Puri-
tanical set of statutes. tn" representa-
tiveS of seVenty-SiX German singing 50
cieties met in Arion Hall on Sunday to
discuss the situation. Most of the rooms
rented bv the,,. societies for their rehear-
sails and general PURPOSES are IN build
ings where beer H. sold. The police hold
that "A simple door between the singers
and the beer is insufficient To answer the
requirements of the law. and that either
the beer kegs or the music must move.
This Is but one of the numerous in
stances of the unreasonable character of
the class of laws in question. and there
Is no doubt that they are are entirely out
of harmony with the sentiments of the
great ma jority of the people. The Ger
mans alone. with their traditional InclI-
nations and habits. form too important
an element of the population to be thus
disregarled. And they are far from be-
ing the only ONES who are entitled To the
rational enjoyment they seek IN these
prescribed ways. Ii l. due Ia the MASSES
of the people who Labor for six days IN
the week that their day Of rest and rec
reation shall not be made the dreariest
one on the calendar. If a man wants Ia
read. the libraries are closed, IT he
wants To SEE pictures. the galleries are
locked. If he seeks scientific knowledge
i'm the museums. their doors are barred
III he wants To sit i'm "A garden or else
where. sip "A glass of beer ami listen Ia
music. he il a law-brcaker AT heart.
All this il essentially wrong. our
laws are supposed to recognize no union
between Church and State, much less
Puritanisn and STATE. With observing
tht. Sabbath a. such our laws. under the
Constitution. have nothing To- do. No
means should be- spared To render SUNDAY
an orderly day. 81 that the greatest mum
ber can get the greatest good from IT,
The evil, of intemperance and vice gen
orally should be combated at all times
Let the police deal energetically with
disorderlv people. They can preserve
order thu. elsewhere. and they can here
There. i altogether too much lost in pun
i,hing "A whole community in order To
keep a comparatively few from making
nuisances Of themselves. And there l.
too much lost in not giving the people
| tin. full benefit of the only day in the
| week they have at their free command
| Their are signs that the general Question
Is approaching crisis.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-08
The President as a Newspaper Reader.
naltimore Amcrioan.


An incident occurred recently AT the
White House that showed the President
Ia be "A close reader Of the dailies:
ALLOW me, MIR. President, "a intro
dice my friend Mr.. X, of Ohio.
Lam glad Ia meet you, Mr., X, but
saw Won before you came, said the
President, GA releasing his hand from
his new acquaintance.
How II that, sir said X, with sur
prise.
II ssw your picture in this mornings
paper and read your speech.
10 say that Y. was overJoyed at such
an unexpected allusion would be draw
ing il rather mild.
The President before breakfast, reads
the morning local dailies. This done.
and his breakfast over with, lac turns his
attention Ia office work and to the re-
ception of callers. After dinner he
takes recreation in such ways as his
mind suggests. Before retiring he makes
il a rule Ia read the New York dailies.
Some say that he does not look at the
New York Sun, but il IL not believed.
lie seems Ia be pleased at all times IN
reading favorable notices of his friendF
and their dongs. The personal columns
of the local dalies are carefully scanned
bv him. and many visitors are surprised
at hearing him say: Yes, read of your
arrival in to-day's papers.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-08
Mr.. Carllsle's View.
New York World.


The eN Speaker of the last House and
the probable Speaker Of the next h very
confident that the Fiftieth Congress will
reduce the taxes. His faith is based up
on the fact that the Government viii
soon he confronted for the first time with
an enormous Treasury surplus, and with
no method of getting ride Of IT, Here
tofore il has been able to find an. outlet
for the excess by calling IN and paying
its redeemable bonds. This source of re-
lief being exhausted, Mr.. Carlisle thinks
the emergency will force Congress 20
prevent the surplus by "A reduction OF
taxes,
This certainly should be the result. IL
ought Ia be incredible that another body
of representatives of the people should
propose 10 spend the surplus rather than
io stop il. Mr.. Carlisle's suggestion that
the internal taxes ON tabacco be repealed
and the rest Of the reduction made in du-
ties upon imported articles Of universal
use and necessity, ls the same that was
made by the World last winter IL ought
10 be- an acceptable basis Of compromise
for all parties and factions.
And the reduction should be made In
October. instead of six months later. An
extra session then might save the people
the payment Of 5000,O 900 unnecessary
taxes.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-08
WEIAk 4.
CaTrssI~,Hdsne, 81 us T'lldikd N6tcs.
WEI AKA April r.

t1frfs IStfids ne, ~ Nif Pdidfhd N'hs.
WEIAKA, April G.
The Council met on "Wednesday even
ing, and after hearing reports from the
Committee on Seal, proceeded Ia write
the ordinances submitted by Mr.. ii. Ill.
Bryant. Chairman of that committee. \
fair amount of business was got through
and the taxes on business and profes-
sional men fixed.
Mr.. &. q. McCulloch. of Chicago. was
in town yesterday, and purchased ten
acres of fine land with improvements
through the Welaka Land Company
We omitted Ia state i'm our last cor
respondence that at the meeting of the
Literary and Dramatic Society. on Mon
day the "a inst, cordial vote Of thanks
was accorded To Miss Waldron ami Mr..
ID. Waldron for their kindness and help
in acting as orchestra at the entertain
ments during the season. Their musi-
cal eNertions were great help and
pleasure to the society and its supporters
\ thunderstorm accompanied by
heavy rains passed over the town ON
Friday which relieved the air and did
much general good. The crops of oats,
corn and vegetables in the district are
looking well
We are glad Ia see the Palatka Board
of Trade in such flourishiug condi-
ton. We hope that the business men and
others of Welaka will at once enter their
names as members of the board, and
that Representatives from this district
will attend meetings and lend their aid
Ia such valuable movement.
Messrs. Dallow and Russell the enter
prising owners and builders Of the new
saw mill AT W"laka were in Palatka the
other day and purchased som" of the
machner. whichwas advertised in THE
DAILY NEWS"
The base ball game between Welaka
and Fruitland AT Welaka resulted ia "A
decided win for Wclaka. Play on both
sides was. loose, \ large number of spec
tators were present. The W"Iaka club
is still hooking for "A beating.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-08

NEW YORK, May THE police au-
thorities had an unpleasant surprise,
when they learned that one of their own
officers was carrying on a regular policy
and lottery agency at his post of duty
and in his uniform. The policeman 5
name was Morris Colbert. He is assigned
to post at the Mercantile Building in
lower Broadway, and thought he could
increase his income somewhat by
selling Louisiana lottery tickets
and policy gigs. One of the detec-
tives ingratiated himself into the CON
fidence of Colbert. He bought policy
gig by which he won SEQ. 20. When
Colbert had paid him he arrested him
and took him to Superintendent Murray.
The Superintendent called for pair of
scissors and proceeded to cut the brass
buttons off the policeman's coat, the
stripes We're ripped from his trousers and
his badge taken from him. He was
then placed in "a cell. The money won by
the detective will be turned over to- the
pension fund.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-08
A Texas Cotton Congress.

WACO, Ten, May The State Farm
ers' Alliance Cotton Congress, which has
been in session here for week. AL
journed to-day. The object of the AS
semblage was To arrange To enter into
the manufacturing of wagons. agricul-
tural implements, cotton presses and oil
mills. Over SlO. 900. 900 were represented.
Arrangements have been concluded for
collecting statistics and for an early
charter under the laws of Texas. Five
hundred thousand dollars We're appro-
priated to the erection of a cotton mill
Other manufacturing enterprises Will be
taken up right away. The body was n
full representative of the agricultural
interests of the State. There were one
hundred delegates present.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-08
NUMBER 50.
The Women Who Swear.

Commenting on recent newspaper
statements that "A little profanity from
fashionable girls lips was the proper
thing nowadays, the Waterbury Ameri-
can SAYS:
An oath from a woman's lips in truth
full Anglo-SSNon II 50 nething ineNpres-
singly shocking. Ii oIld take years Of
custom to prepare Americans to tolerate
il, and see in il nothing more than IL car
ries with il to Frenchmen. The Rev.
DIR. T.. h. Coe, now pastor of "A leading
New York City church, was not many
wears ago a professor of the French lam
guage and literature i'm Yale. He wanted
10 have one of his classes understand the
difference with which womens oaths
we.e regarded in France and in America,
and 50 he told "A story. Prof. Coe said
that lac himself, while in Paris, was en-
gagged by lady Of the best social position
Ia give her lessons in English. One day
she came to find the room heated 10 the
roasting point 10y AN unmanageable
stove. Throwing up her hands after
the dramatic French fashion and rushing
To an open window, she exclaimed in
English; My God, professor, IL Is hot as
h--l here.' She would not have
thought il ANYTHING "a make that re-
mark i'm French, and did not appreciate
how differently the remark sounded in
English. We may add that the Rev. Dr.
Zoe joined in the laugh his story raised
in the class, showing, incidentally that
perhaps frivolous Paris Is not the best
place in the world in which to educate a
clergyman, The shocking sound which
such language has would seem of itself
the very best guarantee against its pos
sibe adoption even by a fast set. But is
il; No farther away than Hartford,
there lived, not many years ago, a very
charming young girl, who was belle IN
one of the social sets of that staid city,
and in whom, nevertheless was tolerated
by everybody the constant use of Ian
guage more than bordering ON the pro
fare. Nobody thought anything Of u
in her. 1T was Miss X, YOU know
Well at "A certain ball in Hartford Il
CHANGED that Miss Y. was waltzing with
a siu lent from Yale, stopped him sud
denly ia the middle of the dance, put her
hand Ia her head and exclaimed: I'D
IN my back hair. Its coming down"
Her partner drew himself up in Bowery
fashion, cooked his head to one side and
replied with slow swagger "The-h-
l-you-say. The reproof was sufficient.
Miss \ did not swear again that even
ing. But why should the reproof have
been left Ia a stranger Her friends had
grown 10y degrees Ia tolerate her swear
Ing. II is the old case of familiar vice
lring endured. Even well bred girls do
not know how far they will be permitted
To go until they try.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-08
THE BLOXHAM CLUB.
SLIM ATTENDANCE At THE RINK.
Palatka no, 50 Enthusiastic for BIoIham as II
Might Have Been.

Notwithstanding the notice given in
THE PALATKA NEWS yesterday. the hand
bills scattered about the streets during
the day. and the personal solicitation of
the club formed Friday night there We're
only q few Young men and boys at the
rink last night when the hour for the
meeting struck Capt. Il. +. Mctiraw and
Hon. y. j. Beach. soon caI.le in. ami
with their Jokes and biblical discus
sions. managed To keep the boys i'm a
continuous roar of laughter. Chairman
Cnuper soon dropped i'm and brought
down the house with Il new anec'iote.
S,-cre tary Il. +. Roberts came in just IN
time To- Join in the applause, when the
meeting was ready for business.
At this time there were present seven
or eight pronounced Bloxham men. four
voung men who did not seem Ia care
much about the matter. tine lesse'-s of
the rink. four small boys. and one lone
and solitary negro. The promised BloN-
ham enthusiasm didn't enthuSe To any
great extent. though the committee aI-
pointed To canvass the city presented a
list of eighty names who declared their
preference for BIoNham for the Senate.
Capt II. +. Mcoraw was called upon
and made a short talk from his we'll
known locu-foco standpoint, pitched into
Carlisle. and said as between Perry and
BIoNham. he would endorse BloXham,
He also made a motion to the effect that
as Putnam County is represented by Re
publicans. that this meeting adjourn
without instructing them. lie left
the hall and the motion was not carried.
Five or siN gentlemen dropped in
about this time. when Judge Roberts
took the floor and in "A rattling speech
endorsed BIoxham ami the Disston sale.
He said he had noting Ia say against
Governor Perry. he was good eNecu-
tive. and was giving good satisfaction T."
thu. people Chairman Couper endorsed
the remarks of Judge Roberts. and the
merti ng adjourned subject to call.